Before I get too carried away with my rave reviews, I need to mention that Cutting Edge Stencils did provide me with this accent pillow stencil kit and accessories for free, but… as with all of my reviews and sponsored posts, the opinions and commentary are blabbed right from my own two lips.

Backing up… I’ve stenciled before and here’s where it always breaks down slightly for me: It’s messy and can get sloppy real fast as a result… which is kinda the kiss of death when you’re trying to piece together 12 sheets of stencil across a wall. I’m getting better, and it’s still my preference over wallpaper but… it’s time consuming and daunting. Well, not today’s stencil project. I finished this AMAZING pillow in 30 minutes. (Tack on another 30 minutes to let the paint dry, but still… done in under an hour!)

The kit itself comes pretty much locked and loaded. The pillow is already stretched over a piece of stiff cardboard and set in place under the stencil. A roller tray, foam roller and detail brush are included. All to say for pillow #1, I didn’t have to do ANYTHING to set it all up. Just open the paint, and start stenciling. I tend to err on the side of extreme caution with stenciling so I barely load my roller with paint the first few passes. Excess paint is a stencil projects kryptonite- don’t do it. After a few passes, you can see the paint better coating the pillow and the design is coming through.

For the first pillow, I was ginger around the edges and went back with the little detail brush per the tip on the instructions. Once the pillow looked dark and uniform, I removed it from underneath the stencil. These little clips simply bend up to release the stencil.

Insert the next pillow, replace the stencil and pin in place. For the second pillow, my foam brush was a little more forgiving because it was more saturated with paint. I was able to get a rich solid color much faster. I was also able to roll right to the edges so there was no need for the detail brush.

Another fun little perk of these stencil kits is a whole range of pillow embellishments (and pillow inserts!): tassels and rhinestones and fabric flowers and grommets… Nuts, right?! I was given the choice of a few accessories, and of COURSE I chose tassels. You can also purchase a tassel attaching tool (not the technical term) which I recommend. You simply poke it through the pillow from the inside, and pull the tassel through and knot it.

Two gorgeous throw pillows ready for business. The array of pillow stencil kits will blow your mind. I think I pinned about 12 options before settling on the one you see here. I will DEFinitely do this again and next time I might try one that involves different colors. Fancy! (Note: I was too eager to take pictures to do this at first, but for items you plan to launder, it’s recommended that you heat set the paint by placing a piece of fabric on top and going over it with an iron first.)

Not that my brand new stenciled pillows aren’t the answer to your dreams, but… how would you like a chance to win your own pillow kit?! Cutting Edge Stencils is a rock star and they’re giving away an accent pillow kit to one lucky Ciburbanity reader so grab your rabbit’s foot and your lucky pink socks and enter! I haven’t made any of these entry options mandatory, but I would SO appreciate it if you’d subscribe to get Ciburbanity right to your inbox, or follow me on Instagram OR like my Facebook page.

Don’t go… There’s more where this came from!

Comments

LOVE these pillows! It’s difficult to determine if they’re black and white or navy and white. Both are such favorites of mine although I do love color. You did a wonderful job on them and yes, I really like the tassels. I’d love to be entered in the giveaway!

Charlotte I love your blog but I don’t do facebook. I don’t know why bloggers always have to have us like something to enter, can’t we just read your blog. I didn’t even try to unlock anymore because I don’t tweet or anything else. I just read blogs. Sorry but this upsets me.

Hi Patty,
I didn’t think I had made anything a requirement for this giveaway so let me go check! Sorry about that. (In many situations, the brand donating the item for the giveaway has requirements which is often why bloggers put those parameters on giveaways…) Check back in later this afternoon and I’ll make that change.

City mom adjusting to life in the burbs… one DIY at a time.

Hi, I'm Charlotte! I'm fixing up our 100 year old house and artfully hoarding armchairs in the garage. My days are spent writing, painting, sanding, laughing and negotiating with our 5 kids.
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